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Brian May Biography

Brian Harold May CBE (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, astrophysicist, and photographer. He is best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He uses a home-built electric guitar called the Red Special. His compositions for the band include "We Will Rock You", "Tie Your Mother Down", "I Want It All", "Fat Bottomed Girls", "Flash", "Hammer to Fall", "Save Me", "Who Wants to Live Forever", and "The Show Must Go On".

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It's wonderful for me to see what 'We Will Rock You' has done. 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are the Champions' have kind of transcended the normal framework of where music is listened to and appreciated - they've become part of public life, which I feel wonderful about.

Champion, Champions, Done, Rocks, Transcended

I've always lived in that guitar world. I have noticed kids being more into the real essence of guitar music now.

Real, Kids, Guitar Music, Essence, Lived

Queen had its time and place, and at the moment I'm not concentrating on that era.

Eras, Moments, Place, Queen, Queens, Time

Sometimes if the guitar is the last thing to go on, it's very fresh.

Fresh, Goes On, Guitar, Lasts, Thing

When I'm gone, people will no doubt remember me for Queen, but I would much rather be remembered for attempting to change the way we treat our fellow creatures

Queens, People, Doubt, Remember

Mantovani was a great influence on me.

Great Influence, Influence, Mantovani

I'd put a lot of work into playing guitar, and was thinking I was pretty damn good. But Hendrix came along and destroyed everyone.

Came, Everyone, Guitar, Hendrix, Thinking

For a time I didn't want to answer any questions about Queen. I'd like to be viewed as something alive and relevant, not some fossil.

Alive, Answers, Queens, Questions, Relevant, Time

Einstein got most of the things right about black holes. I'm not an expert, I must admit

Black, Einstein, Experts, Holes, Right, Things

A good video can make all the difference

Difference, Differences, Games, Good, Make, Video

What we were trying to do differently was this sort of layered sound.

Trying, Sound, Sort, Differently, Layered

Sanctions always hurt the poor, the weak, the children.

Children, Glitter, Hurt, Sanctions

I'm the nice guy who sits there signing everything that's put in front of me.

Everything, Front, Guy, Nice, Signing, Sits

The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind.

Guitar, Shield, Shields, Weapon, Weapons

The Wedding March has a bit of a death march in it.

Death, March, Wedding, Wedding Day

On the first few albums the songs would grow into strange shapes.

Albums, Shapes, Song, Songs, Strange

I despise the Lottery. There's less chance of you becoming a millionaire than there is of getting hit on the head by a passing asteroid.

Asteroids, Becoming, Funny, Lottery, Millionaire, Money

I like a big neck – thick, flat and wide. I lacquered the fingerboard with Rustin's Plastic Coating. The tremolo is interesting in that the arm's made from an old bicycle saddle bag carrier, the knob at the end's off a knitting needle and the springs are valve springs from an old motorbike.

Interesting, Knitting Needles, Needle, Plastic, Spring

You want to go in the steam bath to get your vocals sounding well, but you don't want your fingers to get soft.

Baths, Fingers, Sounding, Steam, Want

When we were touring heavily in America, we based ourselves there for a couple of years, but now we're all back here and it seems to be the place.

America, Based, Couple, Touring, Years

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